Heavy duty scraper



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Patented Dec. 5, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 16 Claims.

This invention relates generally to earth digging, scraping, leveling and transporting devices, as used in leveling ground, building roads, excavating, grading and transporting materials 5 from one place to another, and more specifically the invention relates to that class known as scrapers and is an improvementupon the disclosures made in-my pending application Serial -No. 756,492, filed December 7, 1934, now Patent Referring to the drawings of my pending application No.-756,492, it will be noted that stops 164, see Fig. 12, prevent complete closing of the auxiliary shutter I60, and that no. means are shown for positively determining the size of the intake opening. Furthermore it will'be noted that the frame structure is open on its lower side. Thus, While it is possible to'have all the compartments of the carrier 2| full at the same time when the load is accumulated and loaded into the carrier 2| over the scraper blade I58, still, it would not be possible to have all compartments full at the same time if the scraper were used as a wagon for transporting materials loaded into the carrier 2| at the top by auxiliary equipment such as a power shovel.

Therefore, an object of thisfinvention is the provision, in a material moving device having a carrier comprising a plurality of "material carry- 30 ing units adapted to be moved successively into loading position, of means whereby fall of saidunits may be full at the same timeregardless of the means used to load the materials into the units, to the end that said device may serve as 35 a; transporting device to be loaded by any suitable auxiliary means such as a power shovel.

Another object is the provision in a scraper of the class describedadapted to receive and carry materials scraped up by the advancing movement of the scraper, of such correlation and construction of parts, members and features that the scraper may also serve as a transporting device to be loaded by any suitable auxiliary load ing device.

Another object of this invention is the provision in a device of the class described including a carrier comprising a multiplicity of material carrying units, of movable shutter means constructed, adapted and mounted to serve as a shutter for a plurality of said units at the same time and means to move said shutter relative to said carrier.

Another object is the provision in a device of the class described including a carrier comprising a multiplicity of material carrying units arranged about a horizontal axis and supported from the ground for rotary movement, of shutter means for said units adapted and mounted to move upwardly therewith a limited distance whereby upwardly moving materials will not contact stationary structure, thus eliminating friction.

Another object is the provision in a deviceof the class described including a carrier supported from the ground for rotary movement and movl0 able shutter means therefor, of a common operating means to revolve said carrier and adjust said shutter relative thereto.

Anotherobject is the provision in a device of the class described including a carrier and shutter means therefor movable therewith and relative thereto, of a common operating means for said carrier and said shutter releasably connected to said shutter.

Another object is the provision in a device 01' the class described including a carrier comprising a plurality of material carrying units and shutter means for said carrier,of means to manipulate said carrier and said shutter simultaneously 'or independently.

- Another object is the provision in a device of the class described including a carrier compris-, ing a plurality of material carrying units and shutter means for said carrier, of power operated means to adjust said shutter relative to said carrier. 4

Another object of this invention is the provision in a device of the class described including a carrier comprising a plurality of material carrying units arranged about a horizontal axis and supported from the ground for rotary movement, of cable operated means to revolve said carrier. I

Another object is the provision in a device of the class described including a plurality of material carrying units arranged about a horizontal axis and adapted to be moved successively into loading position, of control means having limited movement in a plane and operable to apply step by step movement to said carrier.

Another object is the provision in a device of the class described including a carrier comprising a plurality of material carrying units arranged about a horizontal axis and supported from the ground for rotary movement, of control I means operable to apply step by step movement to said carrier and independent means to prevent reverse rotation of said carrier.

Another object is the provision in a device of the class described including a carrier comprising a multiplicity of material carrying receptacles arranged about an axis and supported from the ground for rotary movement whereby said receptacles may be moved successively into loading position, of control means therefor having limited back and forth movement to apply step by step rotation to said carrier to bring each receptacle in turn into loading position.

The scraper herein described is particularly adapted to the moving of very large quantities of materials, say 25 yards or more. Under certain conditions it may be desirable to use, in addition to the draft device connected to the forward end of the scraper, a second draft device, such as a tractor, in pushing position behind the scraper to assist in moving the scraper forward during the loading operation after which the draft device connected to the front of the scraper may then draw the scraper with its accumulated load of material to any desired location for dumping. Thus a lighter and faster draft device may be used at the forward end of the scraper, such as a truck, and a heavy duty device, such as a tractor, at the rear end of the scraper during the loading operation.

Therefore, still another object of this invention is the provision, in a device of the class described, of means mounted on the rear end of the scraper whereby a tractor or similar device may be used to push the scraper forward.

Referring now again to my pending application for letters Patent herein before referred to, it will be seen that the elevation of the carrier with respect to the ground is determined by raising or lowering the rear end of the supporting frame. However, when means are provided at the rear of the scraper for pushing the same forward, it becomes desirable'to control the eleva-' tion of the carrier with respect to the ground by raising and lowering the forward end of the supporting frame. p

Therefore, another object of tffisg invention is the provision in a scraper, including a carrier comprising a plurality of material carrying units arranged about a horizontal axis and supported from the ground by a main frame, of means whereby the elevation of said carrier with respect to the ground. may be determined by raising and lowering the forward end of the main supporting frame, and a further object is the provision of novel means for supporting the forward end of the main frame for up and down movement with respect to the ground. I

Another object is the provision of novel means for attaching a pony truck to the forward end of the device.

Another object is the provision-in a device of the class described, including a carrier adapted to be supported from the ground for rotary movement, of a supporting frame therefor including spaced apart plates and a control mechanism for revolving said carrier operably mounted between said plates.

Still another object of this invention is the provision in a material moving device, including a carrier adapted to receive materials scraped. up by the advancing movement of the device and a shutter for said carrier of means carried on said shutter and operable to discharge materials to the side of the device.

. ,Another object'is the provision, in a device of .the classdescribed having a main frame includframes comprising spaced apart plates, of a digging and scraping member attached to each of said side frames and constituting in effect an extension of the main scraper blade to or beyond the outside limits of the side frames whereby the device may be operated against a substantially vertical bank to removematerials from the corner at the junction of the vertical bank with a horizontal surface.

Still another object is simplification of control mechanism for a device of the class described by the provision of parts members and features requiring 'a minimum of precision work in the process of manufacture.

Still other objects and advantages will appear as the following description is read in connection with the accompanying drawings and the invention is finally pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan view of the device.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the device.

Figure 3 is a side elevation in section taken on a line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a section taken through line 4-4 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a section of one of the rollers shown in Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a section taken on line 6-6 of Figure 1.

Figure '7 is a section taken on a line 'I-I of Figure 1.

Figure 8 is an enlarged plan view, partly in section of the shutter better shown in Figure 3.

Figure 9 is an enlarged fragmentary frontal view partly in section of Figure 8.

Figure 10 is a side elevation of a modified form of the device.

Figure 11 is a fragmentary side elevation partly in section of Figure 10.

Figure 12 is a fragmentary frontal view of Figures 10 and ll'illustrating side frames comprising spaced apart plates having control mechanism mounted therebetween, the shutter body being eliminated.

Figure 13 is a fragmentary view in section illustrating the mounting of the carrier on the frame in Figures 10 and 11.

Figure 14 is an enlarged fragmentary plan view partly in section of the shutter shown in Figures 10 and 11.

Figure 15 is a frontal elevation of Figure 14.

Figure 16 is the winding drum of Figures 10, 11, 14, and 15 in section.

Figure 17 is a cross section of the winding drum of Figure 16.

Figure 18 is a view of the rear end of the device illustrating the transversely tiltable rear trucks, and the location of bumper means adapted to receive the pushing efforts of a tractor behindthe device.

Figure 19 illustrates the control of the device by hydraulic means.

Figure 20 is a plan view of a pusher frame adapted to be connected to a tractor and adapted at its forward end to engage a companion member carried by the device herein described whereby the tractor may push the device forward.

Figure 21 is a fragmentary side elevation of the device herein described with the tractor, having mounted thereon the pusher frame of Figure 20, in pushing position.

Referring now to Figures 1 to 9 inclusive and Figure 18, the device comprises front and rear box like members In and H to the ends of which. are secured side frames I2 and I3. These side and II in any suitable mannertaking into consideration requirements for assembling the variends to head plates 2i and 22.

ous elements of the device. Extending. transversely of the device between the side frames l2 and I3 and attached thereto is a curvedback and bottom plate It. Secured to plate I! at its rear side is a plurality of spaced apart ribs l5. Extending transverselyof the device rearwardly of ribs l5 and secured thereto is a curved plate It secured at its ends to side frames l2 and I3. Plate l6 constitutes the forward wall of the box like member ll, detachabl'y secured to the forward edge of plate It. at the junction of plates l4 and I6 and between the side frames l2 and I3 is a scraper blade i1. Thus there is formed in the main frame structure a substantially cylindrical compartment open at its lower forward side for receiving and discharging ma-' terials and open at its top side for receiving ma: terials which may be loaded therein by any suitable auxiliary loading means. Positioned within the cylindrical compartment and journaled on side frames l2 and I3 at I9 is a partitioned carrier l8 comprising a multiplicity of compartments arranged about a horizontal axis and including head plates 20 a'cd 2i spaced apart and secured attheir centers each to an end of a beam 22, and partitions 23, 2s, 25, 26, 27, and 28, secured at their inner edges to beam 22 and at their Thus forming compartments open at their outer sides for receiving and discharging materials. Positioned between the partitions 23, 2s, 25, 2t, 2? and 28 and secured thereto are reinforcing ribs or plates 29, 30,-3i, 32, 33 and 38. It follows now that since the partitioned carrier it is mounted on side frames l2 and I 3 for rotary movement each compartment may be moved successivelyinto loading position at the scraper blade for receiving materials scraped up by the advancing movement of the device and may be moved successively into position-at the top of the device to receive materials from any suitable auxiliary loading means such as a power shovel.

Formed on the rear end of the main frame and constituting a part thereof is a pair of box like members 35 and 36 each carrying at their lowerrrear ends a pair of lugs 37 and 38 between which are rockably supported on pivots 39 and lil axles 4i and 42 having journaled on each end thereof wheels 43 and 4d, and t5 and d8. Turnably mounted in each of the axles midway betweenthe ends thereof is a cam bushing 4? adapted to receive pivots 39 and 4d. Any suitable means, such asaset screw, may be used to secure the bushing 41 in any desired position. It is practically impossible, and is impracticable, to manufacture a device of this type so that, when completed and assembled for operation,

the scraping edge ii, and the pivots 3s and dd,

will both be exactly in a horizontal plane. But unless this condition prevails the scraper blade i'i will dig more at one end than the other and one end of a compartment will become loaded before the other. Therefore, cam bushings d? have been provided and arranged so that by manipulation of said bushin s ii the desired relation of the scraper ii and pivots 39 and Qt may be obtained.

Also formed on the rear end of the main frame is a rearwardly projecting member 6% adapted at its rearmost end, as at as, to mesh with a companion member, such as 50, carried by a p vehicle such as a tractor 55, whereby as the tractor 5| pushes the scraper across a surface to be treated that, due to uneven surforwardly therefrom is a member 63, forming a said vehicle .may push the device herein described forward. Member is carried by a pusher frame designated generally as '52 comprising substantially spaced apart side arms 53 and 54 adapted at their rear ends for connectionto or substantially in line with the dead axle 55 of the pushing'vehicle 5|, and carrying at their forward ends a transversely extending cross beam 56 .carrying member 50. Secured at the forward end of the tractor is bracket 10 means 51 adapted at their outer ends to receive a rod 58 connected at its lower end to cross beam 56 and extending upwardly through and substantially above brackets '51 and threaded on its upper end to receive a nut 59. Interposed between brackets 51 and nuts 59 and encircling rod 58 is compression spring means 50. The tractor 5! is of conventional design and construction. It will be readily understood that faces, rock and the like, there will naturally be relative movement as between the tractor and the scraper, and means must be provided to allow of said relative movement without disengaging the pushing member 50 and the pushed member d9. It is easy to see that the means above described will accomplish this end. The actual shape and construction of members 59 and 50 need not of necessity be exactly as shown. so

Substantially the same results might be accomplished in the following manner. The tractor 5! may be equipped with a bulldozer pf conventional design, instead of the pusherframe 52- carrying member: 50, member 49- carried by the scraper being shaped as shown at at to en'- gage the curved mole board of a bulldozer. Note that rearwardly of the scraper ,blade l1 and secured to plate i6 is a transversely extending angle 62 forming, in conjunction with plate l5, a reinforcing box like beam to the rear side of which is secured member 48. Thus'an extreme- 1y well adapted structure is provided to receive the pushing efforts of'tractor 5!.

Secured to the cross beam to and extending part .of the main frame, comprising spaced apart plates 56 and 65 connected at their forward ends by a plate 66. Interposed between plates 6d and 65 and journaled thereon by pins 5?, 68, 69 and It are rollers it, it, 13 and it formed, arranged and mounted to receive a post 15 for movement relative thereto. It will be noted now that the. forward end of the main frame is thus associated with post 15 fQIf 'IID and down movement thereon, that the post"l5 is a rectangle in its cross section, and the "rollers"?! E2, 73 and it are formed to substantially surround the post I5 and hold said post in a position free from frictional contact with any portion of the frame, that is, plates 55 and t5. Attention is directed to the fact that the form and shape of the rollers ii, '82, i3 and it and the arrangement of, the post as herein shown, .is an improvementupon the disclosures made in my pending application for Letters Patent Serial No. 40,847, filed September 16, 1935, now Patent No. 2,148,359.

The lowerend of post i5 is provided with a longitudinally extending bearing 15 having mounted therein, for turning movement, a shaft 10 86 and extending forwardly therefrom is a draft.

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pole 83 adapted at its forward .end for connection to a draft device. It will be noted that axle 89 passes through ball 19 slightly forward of the center thereof. Thus the weight of the device, as applied to the ball 19 by socket 18, acts as a counterbalance to approximately offset the weight of draft pole 83 making it an easy matter for one man to lift draft pole 83 and connect same to draft device.

Formed in each end of beam 2 is square tapered sockets 84. Since these sockets 84, together with the control mechanism for revolving carrier I8 positioned at each side of the device on the side frames I2 and I3 are identical, except that some parts may be right or left hand, only one will be described. Socket 84 carries a square tapered member 85 secured therein by a cap screw 86, said member 85 having formed thereon a round portion 81 and a toothed wheel 88. The round portion 81 is journaled in a bearing 89 carried by side frame I2 and I3. Mounted on side frame I2 and I3 as shown at 99 is an arm 9| carrying a detent 92, and a resilient means 93 for urging said detent 92, into engagement with projections 94 carried by toothed wheel 88. Side frames I2 and I3 also carry a detent at 96 adapted to engage projections 94 on wheel 88 to secure carrier I8 against reverse rotation. Extending transversely of the device and connected at its ends to the free ends of arms 9| is a member 91. Connected to member 91 is brackets 99 carrying sheaves 98. Mounted in box like member I9 of the main frame at I99 is sheaves I9I. Connected to the main frame at I92 is an end of a cable I93 passing thence back and forth about sheaves 98 and I99 and extending forwardly to and then downwardly over sheave I94 to and about a direction change sheave I95 thence forwardly to a winding drum of conventional design, not shown,

carried on a draft device, not shown. Thus, it

is apparent, viewing Figure 2, that the winding drum, not shown, may be released thus allowing the forward ends of arms 9| to drop downwardly until detents 92 engage projections 94 after which the winding drum, not shown, may be operated to wind up cable I93 thus raising the forward ends of arms 9|, and since detents 92 carried by arms 9| have engaged a projection 94, upward swinging of arms 9| will result in rotating carrier I8 to bring the next compartment into loading position.

Journaled on the ends of beam 22 at opposite sides of carrier I8 between the head plates 29 and 2| and side frames I2 and I3 are plates I96 carrying a shutter I91. Note that the shutter I91 is adapted to close two compartments at the same time, extending from the outer edge of partition 23 to the outer edge of partition 25. The main frame carries a pair of rollers I98 at I99, said rollers extend through any suitably formed openings in plate I I0 and contact shutter plate I91 to support and eliminate friction as between shutter plate I91 and plate II9. Attached to arms 9| opposite shutter I91 is projection III. Mounted on shutter I91, see Figure 3, operating relation to projections II I is a latch mechanism II2 to which is attached a pull rope II3 extending upwardly over a sheave II4, see Figure 6,

areas-7o carrying a lever M9 to which is attached the pull rope H3 herein before referred to. Positioned at each end of shutter I01 and slidably mounted in brackets I2I and I22 are latch bars I23 the outer ends of which are adapted to releasably engage projections III carried by arms 9|. Longitudinally adjustable connecting rods I24 are pivotally connected at their inner ends to the outer ends of arm I I9 and pivotally connected at their outer ends to the inner ends of latch bars I23. Compression springs I25 normally urge latch bars I23 into position to engage projections I I I. Thus it is seen that a pull exerted on pull rope I I3 will withdraw latch bars I23 from engagement with projections III, and thus arms 9| may be swung independently of shutter I91 to revolve carrier I8 and consequently all compartments may be full at the same time when the carrier is loaded through the opening in the top of the frame by any suitable auxiliary loading device such as a power shovel, because shutter I91 may be allowed to remain in the closed position shown in' Figure 3 while arms 9| may be operated to revolve carrier I8 to bring each compartment in turn into loading position at the top of the frame until all compartments are full without spilling materials out onto the ground over the scraper blade I1. Yet, after carrier I8 has been loaded by any suitable auxiliary loader and transported to the place of discharge the shutter may then be operated simultaneously with arms 9| to discharge the materials at the bottom over scraper blade I 1. When the compartments are loaded with materials scraped up by the advancing movement of the device, the shutter I91 constitutes a novel means of eliminating friction as between the materials in upwardly moving loaded compartments and any stationary structure which might be used in place of movable shutter I91, because shutter I91 serves to close upwardly moving compartments and by allowing the latch mechanism II2 to remain in engagement with projections II I carried by arms 9|, the shutter may be moved upwardly with loaded compartmerits without materials coming in contact with wardly of the lower edge of shutter I91 between a carrier I8 head plate and side frame of the main frame. This plate I96 extends rearwardly to a point where, when the shutter I91 is raised to its uppermost limit the rear portion of plates I96 will still be positioned between a carrier I 8 head plate and a side frame to prevent the entrance of incoming materials into this space. Note, also, that at the rear edge of plates I96 is an opening I26, see Figures 1 and 3, through plates I4 and I6 and angle 62 at I21 through which any materials which may enter this space may spill through onto the ground.

Attached to the upper end of post 15 and extending forwardly therefrom is bracket means I28 carrying a pin I29 having journaled thereon sheaves I39. Carried by .the forward ends of plates 64 and 65 is a pin I3I carrying sheaves I32. Attached to the main frame at I33 is an end of a cable I34. Cable I34 passes back and forth about sheaves I29 and I32, thence downwardly and about a direction change sheave I35 mounted on the forward end of the main frame, and thence forwardly to a winding drum of conventional design, not shown, mounted on the draft device. Thus the elevation of the scraper blade I1 is controlled by winding up or releasing cable I34 resulting in raising or lowering the front end of the main frame and the scraper blade I1 attached to said main frame.

Mounted on the side frames I2 and I3 are digging members I removably mounted and constituting in efi'ect, an extension of the scraper blade I1 to or slightly beyond the outer limits of side frames I2 and I3.

Secured to and constituting reinforcing means for side frames I2 and I3, are channels I36, I 31; I38 and I39, or any suitable equivalent thereof.

Referring now to Figures 10 to 17 inclusive, the device herein before described is shown having certain modified parts, members and features which same will now bedescribed.

The carrier I821, see Figure 11, differs from the carrier I8 already described in that the head plates 20 and 2| of carrier I8 have been eliminated and side frames I2 and I3 are utilized to close the ends of the compartments, and a multiplicity of reinforcing ribs or plates 29', 30'; 3I, 32', 33', and .34 are provided in each compartment. There has been added, to the side frames I2 and I3 as previously described, plates I40, see Figure 10, thus enclosing the control mechanism comprising arms SI and associated mechanism including detents 92' and 95' and toothed wheel 88'. Thus the side frames I2'and I3 with the addition of plates I constitute a box-like structure in the forward end of which has been provided an opening I4I, see Figure 12, for the forwardly projection therefrom of arms 9I'.

The carrier No is journaled on side frames I2 and I3 at I9 a detailed showing of which is made in Figure 13. Referring now to Figure 13, it will be noted that the round portion 81'. and toothed wheel 88' are provided with a key and keyway I42 to hold toothed wheel 88? against turning movement on the round portion 81'. Thus rotation of toothed wheel 88' will result in rotating beam 22 and carrier I So. The shutter arms I06 previously described have been eliminated and substituted therefor are shutter arms I43 pivotally mounted on the outer ends of member 85'. Still viewing Figure 13, it will be noted that certain or all of the partitions'23, 26', 25, 26', 21', and 28' have been provided with removable extension plates I68. The reason for this arrangement is as follows: Bearings 89' project inwardly and assuming the side frames I 2 and I3 assembled in place and carrying the bearings 89', and the partitions 23', 24, 25', 26',

21' and 28' rigid with the beam 22', it is necessary to provide some or all of said partitions with removable extensions I86 whereby said extensions I44 may be removed until carrier I8a is installed in place after which said extensions may be mounted in place on said partitions to extend said partitions outwardly to within close proximity to side frames I 2 and I 3.

Referring now to Figures 11 and 12, detachably secured to box-like structure I0 by any siutable means, such as bolts I45, is a curved plate I46 extending downwardly and serving to reduce the size of the opening between the box-like structure I0 and the scraper blade I1 to approximately the size of the intake and discharge open- 111;; of-each compartment: As shown, this plate I66 also serves as aibdttr for a comparte =-=rnent on theforward side of the carrier after said compartment ha's been moved from loading position;

-"'."-lTeferring again"to Figures 10- to 17 inclusive,

the device isishown as provided with a pair of members I43 positioned one at each side of the device and pivotally mounted on side frames I2 and I3 and carrying at their forward ends a shutter generally designated as I41 and including a boxlike" structure I48 at its forward side anda. bottom plate I49 attached thereto and carrying at its rear edge a hollow structure I50, said members I43 being provided at their lower ends with openings I5I through which materials may be discharged to the side of the device. Mounted at one end of the shutter I41 are bearings I52 and I53 having journaled therein a shaft I54 carrying a roller I55., Mounted adjacent the opposite end of shutter I41 bearings I56 and I51 havingjournaled therein a shaft I58 carrying a roller I 59 rigid ther with to be turned thereby. Passing'around about rollers I55 and I59 is an endless conveyor belt I60. The for- 1 Ward end of shaft I58 carries a driven gear I 6| meshing with a driving gear I62 carried by a shaft I63 journaled in bearings I64 and I68 mounted on boxlike structure I48. Shaft I63 carries a winding drum I 66 having formed therein at opposite sides 'of shaft I63 a pair of stops I61 adapted to engage a pair of pins I68 slidably mounted in shaft I63 and projecting at opposite sides thereof for engaging stops I61 carried by winding drum I66. Shaft I63 carries a compression spring I69 interposed between the inner ends of pins I68 to constantly urge said pins I68 outwardly into engagement with stops I61.

' Viewing Figure 17, it will be seen that counterclockwise rotation of winding drum I66 will result in rotation of'shaft I63 carrying driving gear I62 meshing with driven gear I6I rigid with shaft I58 and thus cause clockwise rotation of driven gear I6I to the end that conveyor belt I60 will be operated to discharge materials to the side of the device. Wound around and about the forward end of winding drum I66 and anchored thereto at an end is a cable I10 leading from the winding drum I66 to and upwardly about a sheave I1I journaled on a pin I12 carried by brackets I13 mounted in the boxlike structure I48, thence about a sheave I14 journaled on brackets I15, thence upwardly and about sheave I16 journaled on pin I11 carried by brackets I18. Cable I10 extends thence forwardly to a winding drum of conventional design mounted on the draft device. Thus, the winding drum on the draft device may be operated to wind up cable I10 causing the unwinding of cable I10 on winding drum I66 causing counterclockwise rotation of drum I66 and the results is operation of conveyor belt I60 to discharge. materials to the side of the device. Means are provided for rewinding cable I10 on winding drum I66 as follows: Secured to one of said plates I43 as at I19 is'tubular member I80 carrying at its opposite end a cap piece I8I having an opening therethrcugh for the passage of a rod I82 carrying at its inner end a head piece I83 and at its outer end sheaves I86. Interposed between cap piece I8I andhead piece I83 and encircling rod I82 is a compression spring I65.

Journaled on pin I86 carried by brackets I81 I cable iiil thus unwinding cable Hi! from winding drum 165, cable 889 will be wound up on drum I66 drawing head piece I83 toward'cap piece I8I and thus compressing spring 585. Then, when the winding drum on the draft device is released the force exerted by compression spring I upon cable 89 will rotate drum I66 in a clockwise direction thus rewinding cable I10 on drum I66. Conveyor belt I60 may be utilized to discharge materials to either side of the device by simply tightening set screw I94, see Figure 16, thus preventing rotation of drum I66 on shaft I63. Then conveyor belt I60 is caused to discharge to one side of the device as already described, and to the other side of the device by the force of spring I85 exerted on cable I89 to rotate drum I66 in a clockwise direction. In other words, when winding drum I60 is secured against rotation' on shaft I63 conveyor belt I60 is operated in one direction by cable I10 and the winding drum carried on the draft device, and in the opposite direction by the action of spring I85 upon cable I69. Thus materials may be discharged to either side of the device.

It should be noted that shutter I41 carries no latch mechanism such as II2 of Figure 3 by means of which the shutter I01 is latched to arms SI for raising and lowering. Instead, shutter I61 of Figure 10 is raised and lowered by the operation of cable I10 on the winding drum carried on the draft device. Shutter I41 carries a latch bar I90 slidably mounted in brackets I9I and I92 adapted at its lower end to engage driving gear I62 to prevent rotation of same when cable I10 is operated to raise and lower shutter I41. As shown in the drawings latch bar I90 is raised to disengage the lower end thereof from gear I 62 to allow cable I10 to operate conveyor belt I60. Disengagement is accomplished by a pull onpull rope I93. However, unless latch bar I90 is disengaged from gear I62 before operating cable i 10 then operation thereof will result in raising and lowering shutter I41.

Obviously the materials discharged to the side of the device by conveyor belt I60 is received thereby from the compartments of the revolvable carrier I6a as said compartments are brought successively into position to discharge their loads onto conveyor belt I60.

Figure 19 simply illustrates the operation of cables I03 and I34 by hydraulic jacks I95 and fl96 of conventional design instead of being carried forward to a winding drum on the draft device as hereinbefore described.

From the foregoing description it will be apparent to one versed in the art that I have disclosed and described a device as substantially fulfills the objects of the invention as set forth, and while these specifications set forth in detail the present and preferred construction of the device, in practice such arrangement, co-relation, and construction of parts members and features may be resorted to as do not form a departure from the spirit of the invention, as defined in the claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I" said main frame structure, said individual compartments of said carrier to receive material scraped up by the scraper as they successively move to the loading position in register with said intake opening, means for imparting step by step movement to the carrier to bring empty compartments successively into said loading position and to move the loaded compartments away from said loading position, and a shutter arranged and mounted relative to said intake opening and operable to close the intake opening to retain material loaded into the carrier until ready for discharge.

2. A machine of the character described comprising a main frame structure adapted to travel over the surface of the earth and having an opening on its forward side for passage of material, -a scraper carried by said frame beneath said opening, a multiple compartment carrier rotatable with relation to said frame structure, said individual compartments to receive material scraped up by the scraper as they successively move to the loading position in register with said opening, means for imparting step by step movement to the carrier to bring each compartment of the carrier successively into position above the scraper adjacent the opening in the forward side of the frame to intake and discharge material, and a shutter for the opening in the forward side of said frame arranged relative to said intake opening, and means to manipulate said shutter to positively determine the size of said opening.

3. A machine of the character described comprising a main frame structure adapted to travel over a surface to be treated having an intake opening on its forward side for passage of material, a scraper carried by said frame beneath said opening, a multiple compartment carrier rotatable with relation to said main frame structure, said individual compartments of said carrier to receive material scraped up by the scraper, a shutter for the intake opening arranged relative to said scraper, and a. common operating means to impart step by step movement to the carrier and manipulate the shutter.

4. A machine of the character described comprising a main frame structure adapted to travel over a surface to be treated having an intake opening on its forward side for passage of material, a scraper carried by said frame beneath said opening, a multiple compartment carrier rotatable with relation to said frame structure, said individual co;npartments of said carrier to receive,,material scraped up by the scraper, said carrier being disposed in said frame for rotary movement, a shutter for said intake opening arranged and mounted relative to said scraper, and a common operating means to revolve said carrier and manipulate said shutter.

5. A machine of the character described comprising a main frame structure adapted to travel over a surface to be treated and having a housing formed with an intake opening at its forward side for passage of material, a scraper carried by said frame beneath said intake opening, a multiple compartment carrier rotatable with relation to said main frame structure, said individual compartments of said carrier to receive material scraped up by the scraper, means for imparting step by step movement to the carrier to bring empty compartments successively into loading position and to move loaded compartments away from loading position, and a shutter disposed at the forward side of said carrier and adapted to serve as a closure for a plurality of said compartments at the same time.

6. -A machine of the character described comprising a main frame structure adapted to travel over a surface to be treated and having a housing formed with an intake opening at its forward side for passage of material, a scraper carried by said frame beneath said intake opening, a multiple compartment carrier rotatable with relation .to said main frame structure, said individual compartments of said carrier to receive material scraped up by the scraper disposed in said frame, means for imparting step by step movement to said carrier to bring empty compartments successively into loading position and to move loaded compartments away from loading position, and a shutter disposed at the forward side of said carrier to move upwardly therewith and serve as a closure for a plurality of upwardly moving compartments at the same time.

7. Amachine of the character described comprising a main frame structure adapted to travel over a surface to be treated and having a housing formed with an intake opening at its forward side compartments away from loading position, a

shutter for certain of the loaded compartments disposed at the forward side of the carrier and adapted to be moved upwardly with the loaded compartments to prevent friction as between material in the loaded compartments and adjacent frame structure, and means to move said shutter upwardly simultaneously'with the loaded compartments.

8. A machine of the character described comprising a main frame structure adapted to travel over a surface to be treated and having a housing formed with an intake opening at its forward side for passage of material, a scraper carried by said frame beneath said intake opening, a carrier rotatable with relation to said main frame structure disposed 'in said frame, said carrier comprising a multiplicity of compartments open on their outer sides when in loading position to receive material scraped up by the scraper, means for imparting step by step movement to said carrier to bring empty compartments successively into loading position and to move loaded com partments away from loading position, a shutter disposed at the forward side of said carrier operable to close or open a compartment inlloading position, and control means for imparting movement to said shutter toclose or open said compartment.

9. A machine of the character described comprising a main frame structure-adapted to travel over a surface to be treated and having a housing formed with an intake opening at its forward side for passage of material, a scraper carried by said frame beneath said opening, a carrier horizontally disposed in said frame comprising a horizontally disposed beam, a plurality of laterally disposed plates spaced about the circumference of said beam attached at their inner edges thereto and forming a plurality of sections to receive material scraped up by the scraper, means for' imparting step by step movement to said carrier to bring empty sections successively into loading position and to move loaded sections away from loading position, and a shutter disposed forwardly of said carrier and operable to close 'a section disposed in loading position to prevent material spilling outwardly therefrom on to the ground.

10. A machine of the character described comprising a main frame structure adapted to travel over a surface to'be treated and having a housing formed with an intake opening at its forward side for passage of material, a scraper carried by said frame beneath said opening, a carrier horizontally disposed in, said frame comprising a horizontally disposed beam, a plurality of laterally disposed plates spaced about the circumference of said beam attached at their inner I edges thereto and forming a plurality of sections to receive material scraped up by the scraper, a

plurality of spaced apart reinforcing ribs for each 1 of-said laterally disposed plates, means for imparting step by step movement to said carrier to bring empty sections into loading position, and a shutter disposed forwardly of said carrier and operable to close a section disposed in loading position to prevent material spilling outwardly therefrom on the ground.

11. A machine of the character described comprising a main frame structure adapted to travel over a surface to be treated and having a housing formed with an intake opening at its forward side for passage of material, a scraper carried by said frame beneath said opening, a multiple section carrier rotatably disposed in said frame structure to receive material scraped up by the scraper as the individual sections are successively moved to the loading position in register with said intake opening, ratchet control stop means for imparting step by step movement to said carrier in one direction to bring empty sections successively into loading position and to move loaded, sections away from loading position, means independent of said control means to prevent movenfent of said carrier in the opposite direction, and means for closing the intake opening whereby material loaded in said section will be retained therein and whereby all sections may be full at the same time. 7 1- 12. A machine of the character described comprising a main frame structure adapted to travel over a surface to be treated and having a housing formed with an intake opening at its forward side for passage'of material, a scraper carried by said frame structure beneath said opening, a multiple section carrier rotatably disposed in said frame to receive materialscraped up by said scraper as the individual sections are successively moved to the loading'position in register with said intake opening, ratchet control stop means having limited back and forth movement for imparting step by step movement to said carrier in one direction to bring empty sections successively into loading position andtto move loaded sections away from loading position, stop means independent of said control means to pre- .vent movement of said carrier in the opposite direction and shutter means for clbsing the intake opening and retaining materialloaded in: said sections whereby all sections may be full at ing formed with an intake opening at its forward side for passage of material, a scraper carriedby said frame beneath saidintake opening,

a multiple section carrier disposed in said frame to receive material scraped up by said scraper as the individual sections are successively moved to their loading position in register with said intake opening, a notched wheel rigid with said carrier, an arm mounted at one end relative to said notched wheel, a detent carried by said arm engageable with said notched wheel, power operated means connected to the other end of said arm to swing said arm for imparting step by step movement to said carrier to bring empty sections successively into loading position and to move loaded sections away from loading position and operable shutter means for closing the intake opening and retaining material loaded in said sections until ready for discharge. 7

14. A machine of the character described comprising a main frame structure adapted to travel over a surface to be treated and having a housing formed with an intake opening at its forward side for passage of material, a scraper carried by said frame beneath said intake opening, a multiple section carrier rotatable with relation to said main frame structure, said individual sections to receive material scraped up by said scraper as they successively move to their loading position in register with said intake opening, a notched wheel rigid with said carrier, an arm arranged and mounted at one end relative to said notched Wheel, a detent carried by said arm engageable with said notched wheel, power operated means connected to the other end of said arm to swing said arm for imparting step by step movement to said carrier to bring empty sections successively into loading position and to move loaded sections away from loading position, a shutter disposed forwardly of said carrier, and latch means carried by said shutter to releasably engage said arms.

aieae'zo 15. A machine of the character described comprising a main frame structure adapted to travel over a surface to be treated and having a housing formed with an intake opening at its forward side for passage of material, a scraper carried by said frame beneath said intake opening, a multiple section carrier rotatable with relation to said main frame structure, said individual sections to receive material scraped up by the scraper as they successively move to their loaded position in register with said intake opening, control means for imparting step by step rotary movement to said carrier to bring empty sections successively into loading position and to move loaded sections away from loading position, a shutter disposed forwardly of said carrier, and means connecting said control means and said shutter in a manner to permit relative movement therebetween.

16. A machine of the character described comprising a main frame structure adapted to travel over a surface to be treated and having a housing formed with an intake opening at its forward side for passage of material, a scraper carried by said frame, a multiple section carrier rotatable with relation to said main frame structure,

said individual sections to receive material scraped up by the scraper as they successively moveto their loaded position in register with said intake opening, control means for imparting step by step rotary movement to said carrier to bring empty sections successively into loading position and to move loaded sections away from loading position, a shutter disposed forwardly of said carrier and means releasably connecting said control means and said shutter for relative movement therebetween. 7

CHARLES LE BLEU. 

